Today, Rep. Suzan DelBene (WA-01) voted in favor of The Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (H.R. 266), which will replenish the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and make the program more accessible to underbanked businesses, typically minority-owned or rural-based. The bill also provides additional resources for hospitals and expanded COVID-19 testing.
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Today, Reps. Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Darin LaHood (IL-18), and Rick Larsen (WA-02), led a group of 15 members of Congress in sending a letter to the Chinese government requesting it stop unnecessary export restrictions of critical COVID-19 testing supplies, like swabs and reagents, to the United States.
On March 31, the Chinese government implemented new regulations on COVID-19 testing… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman DelBene sent a letter to House leadership urging them to address the growing affordable housing crisis by expanding the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (Housing Credit) in the next COVID-19 response package.
The lack of affordable housing is an ongoing crisis in every state, in both rural areas and major cities alike. 11 million households in America already paid more… Read more »
Today, Congressional Dairy Farmers Caucus Co-Chairs, Reps. Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Peter Welch (VT-At Large), Joe Courtney (CT-02), Tom Reed (NY-23), and Mike Simpson (ID-02), led a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Purdue urging support for dairy farmers facing an economic crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Dairy farmers need support immediately,” the… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) applauded the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) extending the 2019 federal tax filing and payment deadline for tax-exempt organizations, such as nonprofits, hospitals, and universities from May 15 to July 15. On April 3, DelBene led a letter to the IRS calling for these changes and was joined by 33 members of Congress.
“The IRS… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) released the following statement in response to reports the Trump administration is considering creating a national COVID-19 surveillance system that would collect personal health data:
“We need to be strategic in how we address the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. This includes making the best decisions regarding resource allocation… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) released the following statement in response to recent comments by President Trump about voting by mail during the COVID-19 pandemic:
“The president should be embarrassed by his recent comments about voting by mail. Forcing people to go to a polling location during a public health crisis is shameful. People should never have to… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) released additional COVID-19 resources guides to help tribes, students, educators, and farmers navigate the benefits in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the historic $2 trillion relief package recently passed by Congress and signed into law.
DelBene’s newly released guides are specific to:
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Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) called on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to extend the May 15, 2020 tax filing and payment deadline for tax-exempt organizations, such as nonprofits, hospitals, and universities. 33 members of Congress joined DelBene in sending a letter the IRS urging these changes.
The IRS recently provided a 90-day income tax filing… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) released the following statement in response to Google publishing cell phone location data reports from 131 countries that show how people are following government social distancing and stay at home orders:
“The COVID-19 pandemic requires a whole government response and we should use every tool in our belts to slow the spread of… Read more »
